WEST HAVEN — The team with nothing to lose beat the team that hadn’t lost. Nick LeClaire’s breakaway goal gave eighth-seed Xavier a stunning 3-2 overtime win over top-ranked and previously undefeated Ridgefield in a Division I boys hockey state tournament quarterfinal game Saturday afternoon at Bennett Rink. Click here for more

BRIDGEPORT—Playoff hockey is different. The margin for error is razor-thin. The end to three months of wonderful effort can come suddenly. The operative phrase is ‘On any given night.’ The third time was certainly not the charm for the No. 3 seed Darien High School boys ice hockey team in Saturday’s Division I state quarterfinals … Read more

NORTH BRANFORD — While the Northwest Catholic and New Canaan boys hockey teams have solid defenses, their combined offensive talent was expected to produce some excitement for their fans entering their CIAC Division I quarterfinal matchup on Saturday with a few goals in the process. After all, in their last 10 games the Lions outscored … Read more

DARIEN — Gunnar Granito has delivered an endless parade of highlights for the New Canaan boys ice hockey team during the past four seasons. But with the seconds ticking away and the Rams trailing the Greenwich Cardinals in a playoff game on Tuesday, the highlights were fading and the emotions were coming to the forefront. … Read more

DARIEN — The Darien boys ice hockey team had to wait nearly a week to get back on the ice following a heartbreaking double overtime loss to Greenwich in the FCIAC semifinals. Needless to say, it was an angry group of Blue Wave players. Darien took out its frustrations on St. Joseph, scoring five goals … Read more

GREENWICH — Ridgefield is already a tough team to defend at even strength, but when it’s on a power play, watch out. The Tigers put on a power play execution clinic during Saturday’s FCIAC boys hockey tournament final against Greenwich and in the process kept their streaks of superiority alive. Scoring five power play goals, … Read more

GREENWICH — Ridgefield proved how dangerous it can be when given opportunities. The Tigers scored five of their eight goals off the power play, including three during a three-minute stretch in the second period, and they stifled the Greenwich attack in locking up a decisive 8-1 victory over the Cardinals in the FCIAC boys hockey … Read more

The FCIAC boys ice hockey championship game between the No. 6 Greenwich Cardinals and No. 1 Ridgefield Tigers will be streamed by FairfieldLive. The game will begin at 6 p.m., Saturday, at Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink in Greenwich. To visit FairfieldLive, go to the home page of FCIAC.net and click on the LocalLive logo near … Read more